The introduction of lung cancer screening in the US in December 2013 is associated with more patients being diagnosed at an earlier stage and improved survival, finds a study published by The BMJ tod… [+6347 chars]
Replacing standard lighting with UV-LED lights could be a powerful tool in stopping the spread of COVID-19, say U of T Scarborough researchers. The same lightbulbs used in offices and public spaces … [+5312 chars]
Finnish medical experts believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, may never become a common seasonal flu, Helsinki’s Ilta-Sanomat newspaper has reported. Ilkka Julkunen, professor of… [+2426 chars]
Our animal companions bring us joy and love us unconditionally. There is no question that our pet dogs and cats play an important role in our lives as companions. But what might surprise people is t… [+4907 chars]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an effective tool for fracture detection that has potential to aid clinicians in busy emergency departments, according to a study in Radiology. Missed or delayed diag… [+2537 chars]
First batch of the 60,000 doses of Paxlovid coming this year has arrived and will be used from next week.Pharmac secures access to preventative COVID treatment Evusheld.New Zealand is boosting its co… [+3280 chars]
Poor food choices coupled with sedentary lifestyle can increase risk of type 2 diabetes significantly. Fried food, high-carb and sugar-laden food may please the taste buds, but contribute majorly to … [+2731 chars]
Professor Helen Bedford at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Helen Donovan at the Royal College of Nursing, say two doses of MMR vaccine are necessary for optimum protection and 9… [+2848 chars]
March 30, 2022 Clinician-scientists in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai developed a clinical algorithm that, for the first time, distinguishes between treatable sudden cardiac arrest and … [+3897 chars]
Poor food choices coupled with sedentary lifestyle can increase risk of type 2 diabetes significantly. Fried food, high-carb and sugar-laden food may please the taste buds, but contribute majorly to … [+2731 chars]
A new nasal spray treatment may soon help protect against Covid after it was found to be effective in shielding mice from most of the diseases variants of concern (VOCs). The spray, developed by sci… [+3692 chars]
Cytokine storms are known to occur in some patients with COVID-19, as well as other illnesses. They happen when the body releases a large number of signaling proteins called cytokines in the blood. T… [+3260 chars]
